Mexican Dining From a Vue De Monde Chef, A Street-Food Obsession to Rival Ramen, An Elevated New CBD Eatery, Farm-to-Vase Flower Delivery

Plus, how to see the blood moon.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   [Broadsheet]( 10 July 2019 [This Week]  Hi Melbourne, We’ve discovered the best spots to get malatang, the choose-your-own-adventure spicy Sichuan soup – and how to order it for the best results. One of Melbourne’s favourite cafes just moved into a glitzy former brasserie in the CBD, an ambitious new brewery is coming (with pét-nat on tap and a Vue de Monde chef) and Glen Waverley is about to score a rowdy new Vietnamese beer hall. The Melbourne International Film Festival program just landed (and it includes a Jeff Goldblum movie marathon), and a powerful new stage show is re-imagining a classic Aussie outback horror novel in a fresh new way. Plus, how to catch a glimpse of the blood moon. See you around town, Ellen Fraser Broadsheet Melbourne editor   The best of Broadsheet this week.  [[ ] Food & Drink This Sichuan street food obsession is causing queues around the country. Hot, numbing, spicy soup. A choose-your-own-adventure mix of meat, fish, vegetables and noodles. It’s the ultimate DIY winter dish, and it’s ready to rival ramen. Here are the best spots to get malatang – aka pick-and-mix express hotpot or hotpot for one – in Melbourne. And how to order it like a pro.]( [[ ] Food & Drink Coming Soon: Mexican food, natural wine and room for 400 people at an ambitious new brewery. Alongside some familiar brews and a range of experimental fruited sours expect snacks from a former Vue de Monde chef, Noisy Ritual pét-nat on tap, and live jazz and funk, all in a dilapidated old LP gas conversion centre.]( [[ ] Food & Drink Melbourne’s beloved Pope Joan settles into permanent CBD digs, in a glitzy former brasserie. Matt Wilkinson’s British-leaning brunches are now an all-day proposition. Get comfy on a plush burgundy banquette, sip house-made amaro poured from a crystal decanter, and dine on local mussels or pillowy gnocchi. And the city’s favourite Reuben, stacked with pastrami and smoked mozzarella, is now available well into the night.](   Here’s more from Broadsheet this week. 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